Georgetown County

The South Carolina Maritime Museum in Georgetown held a combined commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Harvest Moon and the group's annual Burn Your Socks Oyster roast on Sunday afternoon in Georgetown.

In a March 17 referendum, residents of the Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District will be asked if the district’s taxing capacity should be increased by 4 mills. That means the maximum property tax hike would be $37.20 on an owner-occupied home worth $232,500 (the median value in the area...